Reports in the South Wales press yesterday suggested that "billionaire American investors" are planning an imminent takeover at Cardiff City. The Bluebirds could certainly do with some Stateside succour.

The atmosphere at the Cardiff City Stadium was frosty in more ways than one after this result, with the home terraces directing much of their ire in the direction of the dugout.

Dave Jones, the Cardiff manager, pointed the finger of blame at a litany of injury and illness, and, not for the first time, expressed his irritation at the negativity that so often seems to envelop his club.

"No one ever writes anything good about the club despite everyone here pulling their weight," he said. Jones has a point – Cardiff are fourth, within easy striking distance of the top two, and have lost just once in their last six. But the off-field uncertainty – the club were served with their second winding-up order of the season last week and are due in court this Friday – coupled with a post-Christmas mini-slump means optimism is in fairly short supply.

The situation is far from irredeemable, however. "We're a bit inconsistent," said the Cardiff goalkeeper, David Marshall, who preserved a point for his side with several sprawling saves. "We need to put that right if we want to keep challenging, especially at this stage of the season with lots of games coming up."

The Blackpool manager, Ian Holloway, with some justification, took the home fans' reaction as a slight on his team. Since taking over at Bloomfield Road in the summer – when his playing staff consisted of "14 players and three of them are goalies" – Holloway has cobbled together a side that has now held Cardiff twice and beaten Nottingham Forest, Newcastle and Middlesbrough.

"I am fed up of it that people are expecting to beat Blackpool," said the Seasiders' manager. "Haven't they heard what we are doing or seen some of the football we have been playing? That was a tough game and we took the momentum – that's what football is like."

The impressive Charlie Adam was the player who wrested that momentum for the visitors, the midfielder scoring within 60 seconds of the restart to cancel out Mark Hudson's early header.